These guys created Superman, and American icon, in 1932. The rights were sold to Detective Comics (DC) in 1938, which is the same year Superman first appeared in a comic book, Action Comics #1.
They became friends when they were 16. Some people think that their status as the children of Jewish immigrants helped influence the creation of a character who came from a different place and had a desire to fit in to the American culture.
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